Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Huske (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Huske. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Huske is located in Sussex County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sussex County: Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Southampton & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Huske. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huske:
- Sussex County (The home county of Huske)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huske, with the one closest to Huske listed first.
- Stony Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sussex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Yale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Grizzard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Amelia County
- Ammon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huske, with the one closest to Huske listed first.
- Callaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Totaro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Dolphin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Edgerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Ante
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Alberta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Ezell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huske, with the one closest to Huske listed first.
- Ettrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Matoaca
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Bollinger Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Braebrook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Holly ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huske, with the one closest to Huske listed first.
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Rowanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Laird ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Grant Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Sutherland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Darvills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Huske, with the one closest to Huske listed first.
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Emporia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huske, with the one closest to Huske listed first.
- Jarratt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radium
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Claresville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Skippers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nottoway County
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huske, with the one closest to Huske listed first.
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Derby ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Newville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Garysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huske, with the one closest to Huske listed first.
- Joyner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Drewryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Worrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Capron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Sebrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Koskoo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Pope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Vincent Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Little Texas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Courtland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huske, with the one closest to Huske listed first.
- Carsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Dendron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huske, with the one closest to Huske listed first.
- Margarettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Seaboard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Severn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Gaston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huske, see our County-by-County Page for Huske.
Cemeteries Near Huske ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huske.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Huske - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huske covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huske, with the one closest to Huske listed first.
- Hunting Quarter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sappony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- High Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trisvan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hassidiah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hassidiah Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peagram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grigg Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Reidville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Huske in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huske.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huske, with the one closest to Huske listed first.
- Stony Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jarratt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hilda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hilda is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
- Booker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Booker is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Yale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Carson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Rowanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Grizzard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lumberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lumberton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Coddyshore ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coddyshore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddyshore
- Laird ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huske. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huske.
Newspapers Published in Huske ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huske.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huske, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huske.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Huske:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Hopewell City
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Surry County
- Northampton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Huske, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Huske) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |